Dining in STYLE!
For many years I dreamed of designing and creating a themed restaurant. In June of 2011 our chance finally came. The Fox and Hounds Pub was a work of love. Every square inch is exquisitely detailed through and through.
To start the project we first created a 'fictionalized history'. The 'true' story goes something like this...
'One hundred and ninety-nine years ago a young man opened a public house in merry Old England. His hobby was the classic sport of fox hunting and he chose the name Fox and Hounds Pub for his establishment. Things went well but he was the restless type and longed for more adventure. He disassembled the heavy timbered building and shipped it and himself off to the western frontier of Canada. He settled in the wilderness of British Columbia in a grove of alder trees. He called the place Aldergrove. This was fox country and he could continue his beloved sport in grand style. The heavy, original timbers from his pub in England were used to frame his new pub, a gathering place for his hunting buddies in this new land.
Through the years he prospered. The pub was handed down from generation to generation and and as the town grew so did the pub. Over time new additions were added , and each was slightly different in style and form. The result was an eclectic collection of rooms. Each room was filled with artifacts and treasures from the owner's many adventures and travels as well as memorabilia from the old country. The establishment features wonderful home style cooking and beverages of all sorts. The staff is friendly and welcoming. A visit to the pub is an exciting journey into a rich and colorful family history.'
Inside the heavy timbers frame a journey into '200 years of rich history'.
The new restaurant features a fireplace, unlike anything you have ever seen. The room (like the entire pub) is built around the story of he Fox and Hounds Pub.
In the original pub the fireplace has received a similar overlay of detail.
On the walls are dimensional beer signs. A closer look reveals they do not represent actual brands but rather serve to tell the story of the Fox and Hounds Pub.
Details abound at every turn, often where you would least expect them. The beer taps stand resembles an old, knarly vine, complete with a sleepy owl hiding in the hollow end.
